secondary academic information session

2010 / 2011 Academic Year

Subjects Offered at Years 7-9 (per week)

Subject Period Allocation Time Allocation

English 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Mathematics 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Science 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Humanities 4 3 hours

Vietnamese National Studies

2 1 hour 30 minutes

Physical Education 3 2 hours 15 minutes

½ Year Subject One 4 3 hours

½ Year Subject Two 4 3 hours

Each student will take two ½ year subjects per semester. The subjects are ICT, Music, Art and Chinese.

Subjects Offered at Year 10 (per week)


English 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Mathematics 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Science 6 4 hours 30 minutes

Option 1 6 4 hours 30 minutes



The options offered at Year 10 for 2010-2011 are: Geography, Art and Design, Chinese, Music, Physical Education and Economics.

Subject Offered at Years 11-13 (per week)


Option 1 7 5 Hours 15 minutes





At Year 11 students will take a Mathematics option, an English option and a Science option. Year 11 IGCSE options for 2010-2011 are: English First Language, English as a Second Language, Extended or Core Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Economics and Art and Design.2010-2011 AS options are: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, English, Art and Design and Business Studies.

Weekly Timetable

The ACG International School, Vietnam course provides parents, students and teachers with up to

date information about the School.

The Documents menu option will take you to a page where you can find important

documents.

Here, you can view and download documents related to our educational programmes. The

Secondary School Course Information document is a useful reference for parents

and students.

Parents and students should check the academic entry requirements for each

course.

The ACG International School, Vietnam course provides parents, students and teachers with up to

date information about the School.

By selecting the Textbooks menu option, you will be taken to a page that provides information about the textbooks and stationery that can be purchased

from the ACG Shop.

Here, you can view the Textbook and Stationery Lists for each Year Level.

AS Level Subjects AS Mathematics AS English Language and Literature AS Physics AS Chemistry AS Business Studies AS Art and Design

CIE AS and A Levels The General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level), or International A

Level, is the 'gold standard' of CIE qualifications. It is accepted as an entry qualification by universities worldwide.

International A Level examinations are usually taken after 13 years of education and are based on approximately 360 hours of guided learning, normally over a two-year period. International A Levels are highly specialised and a student will normally take three subjects, although occasionally exceptional students take four.

There are six passing grades (A* - E). Minimum matriculation requirements are at least two pass grades. University courses for which there is not strong demand might accept students with these grades, but typical university entrance requirements are closer to three passes at grade C for academic courses in established universities. Very popular courses will often require higher grades. For example, medical schools often require grades of AAB and the highly selective universities ask for at least AAB.

CIE AS and A Levels Cambridge International A Levels are taken throughout the world, sometimes

as the national examinations of certain Commonwealth countries (such as Singapore and Mauritius), sometimes within international schools and sometimes in bilingual government schools alongside the national exams.

Good International A Level grades can be a key to admission for all the world's major anglophone universities. University course credit and advanced standing is often available in countries such as the USA and Canada, where entrance to university takes place after 12 years of education. Good grades in carefully chosen International A Level subjects can result in up to one full year of credit.

UPDATE AND TIMELINE 2010 / 2011

Application for AuthorisationACG International School Vietnam is a candidate school* for the Diploma

Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that ACG believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IBO and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org.

http://www.ibo.org/

TimelineIt is anticipated that the first group of candidates from

ACG International School will commence the study of the IB Diploma Programme in August 2011.

UCASThe UCAS Tariff is the system for allocating points to qualifications used for entry to higher education.

It allows students to use a range of different qualifications to help secure a place on an undergraduate course.

Example of Tariff PointsSubject Level Subject

units Grade Tariff points Rank Score

Biology AS 1 D 30 Nil*

Chemistry A 2 B 100 100

English AS 1 C 40 40

Mathematics A 2 B 100 100

Physics AS 1 B 50 50

Rank 290

International students will be required to achieve a higher rank score than domestic students.